>> if it is going to be quiet in israel, it's going to be quiet

in gaza, it's as simple as it gets. >> but a cease-fire in gaza is anything but simple this morning. a new push from the united nations to stop the attacks even if it's just for a little while. on the front lines of the fight against ebola. two americans sick with the virus. also legalize it, "the new york times" editorial board says it's time to drop the pot prohibition. let's talk live in the cnn "newsroom." good morning, i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. we begin with a growing crisis in the middle east. the united nations security council held an emergency midnight meeting. the plea an immediate and unconditional cease-fire. also the latest setback, a temporary truce crumbles with israel and hamas trading accusations of who is to blame.

the death toll climbs more than 1,000 palestinians killed along with 45 israelis. we heard from u.s. secretary of state john kerry who just returned from the region. >> the biggest challenge is trying to get many factions to cooperate, to reach the same aim. let me tell you something, as somebody in the middle of trying to get many people, just get seven days of a cease-fire in the middle east, i know what you are talking about. it's never easy, but that doesn't mean you stop. that doesn't mean you turn away. you have to keep doing it. remember what nelson mandela said. it always seems impossible until it is done. and that's what we have to have as our guide. >> cnn's martin savage is in jerusalem with more for you.

>> reporter: israel's military says its strategy is to strike back when it is struck. they announced that air strikes are reassuming in gaza, that as a result of rocket fire they say that is continuing to come from gaza. so any hopes of a cease-fire appear to be fading. early this morning, the united nations security council, convening an emergency meeting, recalling for -- calling for a renewed cease-fire to allow for assistance into gaza. but neither side has accepted. both agreeing to only a few hours of peace and rejecting previous deals for a truce. >> we had a cease fire and they violated it. and we'll take whatever action is necessary to protect our people. >> reporter: the israeli military detonating explosives into tunnels.

secretary of state john kerry heading home empty handed after six days of exhaustive diplomatic meetings. on sunday, president obama spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu by phone condemning attacks by haas against -- hamas against israel and also stressing the need for an immediate cease-fire. outrage continues to grow over the number of civilians caught in the crossfire. including grade school children injured in thursday's strike at a u.n. shelter. israel contends that a single errant missile landing in the courtyard. the officials from the u.n. and the palestinian government report 16 people were killed and hundreds wounded. a cnn team visited the shelte several hours after the attack and found evidence of badly injured civilians. even though there is no

cease-fire, the level of violence in gaza today is said to be down and down significantly, but unfortunately, without any agreement for a cease-fire, carol, there's no guarantee that's going to continue. >> all right. after days of fighting, ukrainian troops have apparently taken control of at least parts of the crash site where flight 17 came down from pro russian rebels. deadly clashes between the two sides left the crash investigation at a standstill earlier today. a team of investigators and international monitors were forced to abandon plans to visit the crash site because they were scared for their lives. cnn's nick peyton walsh was with the monitors when they were turned back. >> reporter: i'm on the road that heads from donetsk city to the crash site where mh-17 came down over a week ago now. the osce convoy, perhaps you can

hear that noise, but with dutch and malaysian police have been moving down the road, the roads cleared for them. they got to the outskirts and then they continued, the media told stop filming. at that point we moved back to where we are here. >> a potential bright spot this morning as i said. ukrainian military forces say they have advanced to the crash site, which might pave the way for investigators to actually be present there and start their investigation. cnn live in ukraine with more. >> reporter: there's been some significant it seems military advances or at least some military action taken by the ukrainian government. it actually comes after assurances there would be a cease-fire in the area around the crash site. that's not been the case.

it's been heavy fighting reported over the course the last 36 hours. not immediate area of the crash site, but in the towns and villages that surround that area that are around under rebel control, various clashes being reported between rebels and government forces over the course of this day. the situation on the ground pretty unclear. there have been denials about the various positions of where the government forces are. we're not there on the ground to actually determine independently what the military situation is. but it does very much look like that on the one hand the ukrainian government is making a concerted effort to take control of that crash site area on one aspect of this military push. on the other aspect, to surround the rebel strong hold of donetsk and to cut it off from supply routes into the city. so there does seem to be an upsurge in military activity around that crash site area. >> matthew chance reporting live

for us this morning. thank you. checking some other top stories for you at seven minutes past the hour. the chair of the house veterans affairs have reached a tentative deal on fixing the v.a. health care system. it's expected to address both short and long term needs. cnn first reported on the problems regarding delayed care possibly leading to deaths. a judge could rule on the sterling case as early as tomorrow. sterling has also sued the nba trying to stop the sale initiated after his racist comments went public. a federal judge has struck down washington, d.c. ban on carrying handguns in public as unconstitutional. it was handed down thursday and made public over the weekend.

d.c.'s attorney general's office will seek a stay of the ruling. parents of a young victim aboard flight 17, finally reach the crash site in ukraine, but their journey is more than just an emotional trial. we'll talk about that next. thank ythank you for defendiyour sacrifice. and thank you for your bravery. thank you colonel. thank you daddy. military families are uniquely thankful for many things, the legacy of usaa auto insurance can be one of them.

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new fears this morning about the spread of ebola. a highly contagious and deadly virus. two americans have tested positive for the disease. a u.s. aid worker and a doctor contracted it while treating

people in iberia. >> this news is so sad, presumably these two people were well educated in how to keep from getting ebola. every day they work with one of the world's deadliest viruses, now two americans are sick with ebola. >> we pray that god will have mercy on them. this is dr. kent brantley. he recognized the symptoms and placed himself in isolation. his colleague, aid worker nancy ripel also tested positive. >> they care about people and they care about iberians. nobody is talking about leaving. >> since march, more than a thousand cases have been

reported in guinea, sierra lee yoen and iberia. >> it's probably going to be several months before we were able to get a grip on this epidemic. this outbreak and growing number of cases. >> reporter: growing fears that the virus could spread outside the three countries. our own chief medical correspondent, dr. sanjay gupta, saw firsthand how cautious aide workers are before handling the sick. >> multiple pairs of gloves and masks. head completely covered. boots, and an apron. it's positively suffocating in the 100 degree weather. preparing to treat a patient with ebola is like preparing to land on the moon. >> reporter: doctors aren't fighting ebola but

misinformation as well. some believe the epidemic is a punishment for past sins. and others are claiming white people are conducting experiments on them. >> people are isolated and scared. they think outsiders are bringing ebola to them. >>. >> reporter: a tough fight for families. in texas, a simple message on a church sign, pray for kent. ebeal la is extremely deadly. the mortality rate can be as high as 90%. >> how concerned are health officials that ebola could spread outside of africa? >> they are always concerned about that, carol, and they are extremely vigilant. i will tell you that there are several things that are working in our favor, so to speak. it is contagious, but you have

to have direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone who is sick with ebola. it's not like the flu. it's not the case with ebola. >> thank you so much. still to come in the "newsroom." weeks of fighting has led to this. long lines for one of most basic necessities, food. the struggle to feed the thousands in gaza as the cease-fire comes and goes. huh, fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. everybody knows that. well, did you know words really can hurt you? what...? jesse don't go! jesse...no! i'm sorry daisy, but i'm a loner. and a loner gotta be alone. heee yawww! geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. jesse?

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as fighting rages between israel and hamas, some palestinians are finding food

hard to come by. we're live in gaza with one humanitarian's efforts to feed the embattled in gaza. >> reporter: the fighting has been picking up today. earlier this morning it was quiet but now we're witnessing at least down south a lot of fighting picking up. this highlights the growing humanitarian crisis going on in gauze. i dsh gaza attachment i talked to doctors. a lot of them say there are shortages of medication in hospitals. take a look at what we found out. as the sun sets over the gaza strip, one of the largest operations is over for now. no, it's not the fighting

between gaza and the israeli military, but this massive mission was born out of the three-week conflict. the battle weary civilians must eat. flour offers in the doctor hofers -- hovers in the area. it mixes with fresh water. the live line for 160,000 people at u.n. shelters. only the humming of these machines is constant. on one side, dough goes in, fresh bread comes out the other. sorted and packed it's ready to be delivered. microbuss weave through the streets as if they have a 30 minutes or less guarantee. finally, we arrive at the elementary school for boys

turned shelter. volunteers unload the truck, all give a helping hand. we meet united nations world food program gaza director ra rule bolato who leads this effort. he explains it's the people who aren't in u.n.-run shelters that keep him up at night. >> that's why we are still a number of people still trapped in the effective areas who have not received assistance of any kind. >> reporter: administrators going through the list of names and number of family members. i want to give you an idea of how massive a daily operation it is this is. this is just one school that feeds over 2,000 hungry mouths and right now in gaza there's 84 shelters like this one. this can't last forever. money is tight and supply routes at times questionable.

we just want to return to our homes, this is all we want. we want to live with dignity this man complains. they will be here until the war is over. full bellies tonight. tomorrow, this will all start again. and carol, there's a looming deadline. august 10th is that deadline and in normal times, the world food program would feed hundreds of thousands of people here in gaza, and that happens every two months, every two months they distribute food to these people. well, on august 10th is when they are scheduled to distribute food again, if this conflict is continuing, it's hard to distribute to all the people, and if certain groups and people don't get their food, that spells for disaster. >> ian lee reporting live from gaza this morning. still to come to the

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good morning. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. the deadly battles between pro

russian rebels and ukrainian troops show no signs of letting up. a team of investigators and monitors heading to the crash site were forced to abandon the trip because of all the fighting. ukrainian's president petro poroshen poroshenko penned an op ed in the washington post. like giving handgun to a child, moscow permitted the transfer of a highly sophisticated surface-to-air missile system to terrorists. add pg to the horror has been the casual desecration of the crash site by the separatists who have blocked access by investigators, tampering with evidence, lootd belongings and treated the dead like trash. the ukrainian government is

looking to the united states for answers. why isn't the e.u. isn't the card? why isn't ukraine putting more pressure on europe to do something about this? >> i think actually the ukrainians are hoping the e.u. will come through with support this week. they look to the united states naturally because we're still the strongest power in the world. we're the one country that can deter russia if we choose to do so. but the europeans are critical. longer term, the europeans will be much bigger aid givers than the united states. the emergency fund to ukraine over the last several months is far bigger from sons from the e.u. than it is from the united states. this week, the ukrainians are looking for the europeans to step up for sanctions. >> again, the united states doesn't directly have a dog in this fight. europe gets its energy from russia. the people on board that plane were from other countries, not

america, so why isn't the e.u. manning up right now? >> but the european union is deciding this week on major sanctions toward russia for the first time since the ukraine crisis began in late february. that's a significant development. now, they have dragged their feet for many months because of the economic dependence that europe has on russia, but if they did go forward with major sanctions this week, it would be a significant development and it would drive up the cost of president putin. i don't agree that the united states doesn't have a dog in this fight. we have a direct and vital interest in the security of europe and the future of freedom and democracy in europe. that's why when the cold war ended, when all those countries in central europe became members of the european union. i would say our interests with europe are twinned. we need to see vladimir putin back off ukraine and we need to

help the ukrainian government. >> the kran -- ukrainian government wants a lot from the united states. this is what the ukrainian president wrote. ukraine can use u.s. leadership and assistance in our efforts to curtail corruption, revive our financial institutions, reform our energy policy, and liberalize our agriculture seconder. additionally we need u.s. natural gas to shore up our energy supplies so that we cannot be black mailed by moscow. we need a reliable partner and ally to help fuel our nation. it sounds like they want the united states to build up ukraine? >> that's not realistic. he wants economic and political assistance because it will help the country rebuild itself. the economic links with germany, netherlands, france, will be much greater. clearly the future of ukraine, as it looks west ward will be

economic ties to the e.u. itself. it also cannot escape economic relations with russia. those countries have been twins symbioticly for centuries. they need to look both east and west for long term economic livelihood. for right now, the economic sanctions will be a big deal if they materialize. >> we'll see what happens. thanks so much for your insight. i appreciate it. >> thank you. checking some of the top stories for you at 32 minutes past. jury selection under way in the federal corruption trial of former virginia governor and his wife. the couple is accused of accepting gifts and loans from the owner of a indictary --

dietary supplements company. one person was killed and 13 injured after a rare lightning strike on venice beach. delta airlines is looking into a testy exchange between one of its pilots and an air traffic controller at the atlanta jackson airport. the argument escalated address the -- as the plane was taking off. >> i don't have an altitude. i'm just saying it looks like you joined will lima instead of mike and i'm just trying to correct you before you stay in lima. >> okay, settle down captain happy. >> the faa initially declined to say anything on the story. but may have something to say later on today. today those so-called terror tunnels between israel and gaza are in the cross hairs.

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comcast business. built for business. all right. a hamas run tv station now airing new pictures from a gaza hospital where they describe a direct strike from what they claim was an israeli drone. cnn's ian lee is live in gaza. what more do we know about this? >> reporter: well, that same television station is reporting that ten children were killed. they are saying that it hit a clinic that was part a hospital compound that's the main hospital here in gaza. i was actually there yesterday. it's a large facility. it's the main place where some of the most critically injured people go to get care. there's a lot of people taking

refuge there. they are staying there. they believed that that was a safe place and typically this is a very safe place for people to go to, to really take shelter from this war, but it looks like at least from what we're hearing is that it was hit. there are casualties and we are looking into that right now, but this would be a very big hit for -- really for a lot of people here, especially targeting a hospital is forbidden under the geneva convention. it's against the rules of war. this is going to be looked at very closely when we hear more details of what actually happened and what transpired. >> i would assume our reporters are on their way to the scene right now. this is from hamas run tv. these pictures. they are claiming that this hospital was hit by an israeli

drone. cnn cannot independently confirm that. i want to turn now to executive director of the palestine center who joins us from washington. good morning, sir. you said there's supposed to be a cease-fire in place, right? >> well, there's been multiple anouxts by both sides of cease-fires but i think what the images that we just saw and the images that continue to come out of gaza, of these horrifying scenes of children in particular who are suffering, the highest costs of this campaign, really under score the fact that the parties cannot be left alone to determine how to end this fighting, particularly when there is such a dramatic imbalance of power between the parties. there needs to be a really direct and immediate international intervention to

end this bombardment that is taking such a high toll on civilian life in particular, as i think your viewers are seeing on the screen right now. >> we don't know exactly what happened here or who is responsible, but an israeli official told kate bolduan this morning that israel would not fire on gaza unless it was provoke. what can you tell us about this? >>. >> reporter: israelis did say today they weren't going to fire unless they were fired upon by a rocket, although i can tell you in about the last hour or so, we've seen heavy fighting start to pick up around where we are at here in gaza city. we actually heard the explosion from our vantage point that hit or that was at the hospital. you are right, we do not know the detail of what happened. we're looking at that right now. we have a team on their way

there. but this is a hospital. it is -- as everyone knows where this is, so if this is an air strike, there's going to be a lot of questions about why and how this possibly could happen as this hospital is the most well-known hospital here in gaza and there are a lot of people, a lot of civilians who went there to take shelter from the fighting. we are watching this on tv. this is a hamas television station. so we need to take that into account when we're drawing any sorts of conclusions. they are reporting that ten children have been killed in this. they are showing images of what happened, but, again, until we get there and see it for ourselves, give some of this information, we're holding off on drawing any strong conclusions right now. >> israel says its goal here is to close these terror tunnels, these tunnels leading from

israel into gaza and into egypt cht why doesn't hamas offer to close the tunnels up? >> you have to understand the reason these tunnels exist, the reason that the entire tunnel enterprise began in gaza was because of this seige that's been imposed on the gaza strip. the tactics that are being used by not just hamas, by the way, but a variety of different palestinian factions which are across the political spectrum in gaza, are really determined in relation to the conditions on the ground which is the seige and which is this closure of the gaza strip. you know, palestinians would certainly prefer not to use rockets or tunnels if they had an independent sovereign state with the kind of defense establishment that states around the world have to rely on for self-defense. so while we can question all day the use of particular tactics, the reality is those are governed by the nature of the

battlefield and we cannot question the right of palestinians to defend themselves. >> the united states considers hamas to be a terrorist organization. it would be disturbing for a terrorist organization to dig a tunnel into another country and just unleash violence. that's scary. >> sure, i understand that, carol, but nobody wakes up one morning and says, you know what, today is a really good day to just lob some rockets at somebody. nobody does that. this happens because it is provoked. there is a context here. there is a now decades long military occupation of palestinian territory on top of a seige now in the gaza strip that has persisted for several years, making life unbearable there. this is the natural human reaction to oppression. the form that that reaction takes is really something that, you know, is very difficult to control.

>> people are dying, children are dying. hospitals and schools are in the crossfire. >> and i'm sure that's not lost on the palestinians who are pulling their family members out of the rubble here. but let's be clear on why this is happening. this is happening because there are f 16s and tanks and naval ships that are dropping bombs on civilian houses and that is the most direct and immediate cause of civilian casualties in the gaza strip, on top of a context that is already slanted very much against palestinians. >> but hamas bears part of the blame for this too, these civilian deaths. you can't take them totally out of the mix. >> again, you know, the claim about palestinian militants in the gaza strip operating in civilian areas, we know that. this is guerilla warfare but how are they supposed to resist an occupation that is using f-16s,

and tanks and so on when what they have are these limited rudementary tools. what we need to focus on here is the fact that there is a massive attack on a largely civilian population and the resistance to it, sure, their tactics you can question them all day long, but the reality is they are born out of a context that is fundamentally unjust. >> ian, what are the people of gaza saying about this? who did they blame? >> well, actually, a lot of people we talk to on the ground agree. they say that they are okay with the fighting so far because they want to see a fundamental shift of their living status here in gaza. they say that the status quo cannot continue and that they want what they see as the seige of gaza lifted, that goods and services flow through these borders and that they leave. and when you talk to them, you bring up the point that over a

thousand people have been killed, they say that this is the price that they are willing to pay. that's what a lot of people are saying to us. of course, there are other people who disagree with that, who want things to return to normal. they want the quiet, the peace. they don't want to have to flee to these u.n. shelters that have been set up to ride out this conflict, but when we talk to hamas too they say that they are digging in their heels. they are ready to fight the long fight. other gazan militants as well say they will not stop until they change the status quo. i was talking to the foreign ministry just the other day, they say all the cease-fires that are brought up, unless they have that condition that goods and services can start flowing a lot smoother that they are not going to stop firing their rockets and attacking. >> thanks to both of you. i appreciate it. according to hamas tv, a hospital in gaza was hit.

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crazed and violent. ♪ >> play faster. >> see, if you smoke pot, you could play the piano in quite a crazy way. we've come a lot long way since those days. the noe the new york times is claiming the federal government should end prohibition. it took 13 years for the united states to come to its senses and end prohibition. 13 years in which people kept drinking and otherwise law abiding citizens became criminals and crime syndicates arose and flourished. it has been more than 40 years since congress passed the current ban on marijuana,

inflicting great harm on society just to prohibit a substance far less dangerous than alcohol. what kind of feedback have you gotten from readers? >> we've got a tremendous am of feedback. most of it has been positive. it's high time and this has gone long on enough. obviously there are some people who feel strongly the other way, and they are writing in and saying that we shouldn't change the law and what happens in states like colorado and washington is bad for the country. we obviously disagree with that that point. >> with all of the geo political issues on the world stage right now, why is the "new york times" taking a stand on marijuana at this particular time? >> i think because the country is moving. we've already seen kol doll and -- colorado and washington legalize. this issue is supposed to be on

the ballot in oregon and alaska this fall. we felt lick it was time for us to take a position on it, a stronger position than we have taken before. >> when you look at the poll numbers, americans really do seem to support this, according to a cnn poll, 55% of americans say marijuana should be legal, but do you really think that congress will take up this issue and do much? >> probably not this year, probably not even in the next couple of years, but i do think that this is an issue where the public will continue to move in the direction of supporting a repeal of the ban and so i think at some point congress will act and i think it's important for congress to act because what's happening in the states that have legalized it, and the states that will legalize it, these people engage in the business will be a threat from future government that might decide a future federal

government that might decide to crack down on them. that's not a very tenable position where something is legal on the state level and illegal on the federal level. >> will "the new york times" continue to test its people for marijuana use? >> that's going to have to be decided by people at a higher pay level than me. >> do you support them stopping that? >> i would support them stopping that. this is again tied into the federal prohibition. a lot of companies test for this even though they don't really want to test for it because it's an illegal substance, people feel compelled to test for it. if the government repealed its ban, companies would feel differently about it and corporate policies would change. >> thank you so much for sharing the insight. i appreciate it. >> thank you for having me. >> any time. i'll be right back.

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